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• I can understand us protecting the critical infrastructure of our broadband, our electrical wires, and

Bills: SJR 5 , SJR 36 , SJR 5 , SJR 5 , SR 105 , SR 121 , SB 17 , SB 19 , SB 25 , SB 28 , SB 17 , SB 19 , SB 25 , SB 28

Keywords: bail, felony offenses, criminal justice reform, public safety, constitutional amendment, school safety, mental health, emergency response, education policy, law enforcement, SR 121, Senate Resolution 121, Pete Alfaro, Pedro Cuellar Alfaro, Pedro Alfaro, Baytown, Texas Senate tribute, in memory, memorial resolution, condolence resolution

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• CTE program, PNM Power Pros, to create a pathway for high school students to pursue careers in the electric

Committee: House House Education

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• If every single vehicle in the United States became an electric vehicle, it would reduce our dependency

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• He said supply and demand is still there, but it is the cost.
• He said supply and demand is still there, but it is the cost.
• He said supply and demand is still there, but it is the cost.
• He said supply and demand is still there, but it is the cost.
• </c><01:37:30.400><c> clinical</c> colleges uh that do supply clinical colleges uh that do supply clinical

Bills: HF4438 , HF4467 , HF4379 , SF3402 , HF4349 , HF4064 , HF84 , HF85 , HF3804

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: healthcare, WIC, community health, licensing, speech-language pathology, audiology, contract term limits, healthcare services, provider enrollment, disenrollment, premium payments, medical assistance, substance use disorders, mental health, children's mental health, early childhood, early intervention, consultation grants, Head Start, child care

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• They can disrupt supply chains, and they have not been shown in states where they have been enacted to
• They can disrupt supply chains, and they have not been shown in states where they have been enacted to
• </c><01:42:30.480><c> immunizations</c> mandating state supplied immunizations mandating state supplied
• 01:46:53.960><c> we</c><01:46:54.119><c> may</c><01:46:54.360><c> not</c><01:46:54.599><c> be</c> supply
• of immunizations we may not be supply of immunizations we may not be able<01:46:55.000><c> to</c><01

Committee: House Health

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Health heard testimony on several bills. On SB 1441, which would repeal the transfer of the Oahu Regional Health Care System from HHSC to the Department of Health, the Department of Health said it strongly supports the measure and requested clarifying amendments. HHSC/Oahu Region also supported the bill and said it had no objection to the department’s amendments. In response to questions, witnesses said the agencies have been working on an MOU to support transfers of long-term care patients to Leahi, with the current goal being about 10 to 15 patients, but transfers would occur only as space and staffing allow; one patient was reportedly being admitted at the time, and the process was described as slow and case-by-case. The committee then heard SB 1443 on payment rates for state hospital patients and related Department of Health services. The hospital administrator said the bill would allow rates above Medicaid for community or foster-home placements if patients cannot be placed at Leahi or elsewhere, and would set Medicaid-level reimbursement for outside medical services used by state hospital patients. He said at least one provider was interested in offering services at that rate and that the population involved is largely non-ambulatory long-term care patients. Members asked about availability and training, and the witness said special training could be provided. SB 1322, a broad mental health bill, drew mixed testimony. The Department of Law Enforcement supported giving crisis-intervention-trained officers more discretion to transport people to medical care instead of arresting them. The Attorney General supported the bill but recommended revisions to emergency-transport language and restoring liability protections. HHSC and Queens Hospital supported the overall goal but sought amendments to preserve the mental health emergency worker role in decision-making and to avoid negative impacts on emergency departments. The Disability Rights Center and ACLU opposed parts of the bill, arguing that it weakens due process, reduces protections in involuntary treatment and transport, and should retain a three-person treatment panel rather than reduce it to one. A Queens representative said the current program works well and reported that more than 90% of MH1 cases once went to hospitals, but that figure has dropped to about 60-70%, with about 20% now diverted to community settings or the behavioral health crisis center. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• boxes up on a telephone pole and you're just going in to upgrade it or maybe change out the power supply
• So, to me, that would be very minor things, maybe a new UPS, a non-interruptible power supply, or other
• So, I would supply or maybe the antenna.
• maybe a new UPS, a non-interruptible maybe a new UPS, a non-interruptible power<00:36:52.400><c> supply
• or other devices that would power supply or other devices that would be<00:36:54.880><c> supporting<

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• really believe that the solution to that is what we call the streamlining of the availability of the supply
• We can control for access and supply into the medical market at kind of the end of the process, at the
• And so streamlining and unifying the supply chain is something that we're interested in doing, but it's
• as it develops and matures, as well as this proposal to bring back the streamlining proposal, the supply
• chain unification uh and the the supply chain unification uh and uh<00:45:43.440><c> we'll</c><00:45

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The remaining 11% covers postage, office supplies, the typical sort of things that you would for any
• The remaining 11% covers postage, office supplies, the typical sort of things that you would for any
• The remaining 11% covers postage, office supplies, the typical sort of things that you would for any
• The remaining 11% covers postage, office supplies, the typical sort of things that you would for any
• The remaining 11% covers postage, office supplies, the typical sort of things that you would for any

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm so proud that we were But I'm so proud that we were able to come together to boost the housing supply
• for chemical abortions, women are being Chemical abortions, women are being harmed, and our water supply
• Stop running around as Republicans saying supply side, supply side.
• I'm for supply side. I want to cut taxes, but stop spending.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Laura Engles, that's where the kids went to school, and the monies to pay for the teacher and the supplies
• <00:08:50.800><c> teacher</c><00:08:51.040><c> and</c><00:08:51.200><c> the</c><00:08:51.360><c> supplies
• </c><00:08:51.680><c> at</c><00:08:51.920><c> the</c> the teacher and the supplies at the the teacher
• and the supplies at the school<00:08:52.320><c> came</c><00:08:52.560><c> from</c><00:08:53.360><c>
• 21:41.919><c> of</c><00:21:42.080><c> this,</c> Inflation and tariffs and all of this, how school supplies

Keywords: 1183, house

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• currently receive subsidized care, and expanding family child care is one of the fastest ways to increase supply
• It reduces overall supply and choice for families, often removing...
• It reduces overall supply and choice for families, often removing the flexibility and specialized care
• It reduced overall supply and choice for families, often removing, It reduced overall supply and choice

Summary: The hearing was a joint budget discussion focused first on California preschool and child care, then on universal transitional kindergarten (TK), with later movement toward a reading-difficulties screener item. Members emphasized the need for a coordinated early childhood system that better serves families’ real schedules and needs, rather than forcing families to fit existing program structures. The preschool panel reviewed access, quality, workforce, facilities, and information systems, with repeated concern about whether current funding and program design are sufficient for infants, toddlers, three-year-olds, and full-day/full-year care. Witnesses from the Learning Policy Institute, CDSS, CDE, and community providers described major growth in preschool and child care enrollment, especially for two- and three-year-olds, but also noted persistent gaps, waitlists, workforce shortages, low reimbursement rates, and the need for more stable funding. Several witnesses urged expansion or permanence of two-year-old eligibility in CSPP, more support for mixed-delivery systems, facility conversion and renovation grants, better statewide enrollment and referral systems, and continued funding for one-time grants such as UPK coordinators and planning/implementation supports. Provider and parent testimony stressed that rate reform, enrollment-based reimbursement, and continued hold-harmless protections are needed to keep programs open and accessible. The TK panel reviewed the Governor’s budget proposal for full implementation of universal TK, including Proposition 98 funding for expansion and lower adult-to-child ratios, plus a multilingual learner screening implementation budget change proposal. LPI and CDE reported that TK enrollment has grown rapidly but uptake is now a little over half of eligible four-year-olds, with families citing lack of awareness, preference for other care, and logistical barriers such as location and hours. CDE and providers said the UPK planning and implementation grant, mixed-delivery planning grants, and UPK coordinators have been critical, but these one-time funds are set to sunset. Members pressed for more information on eligible population projections, full-day/full-year demand, teacher credential data, and how administrative credential programs are preparing leaders for early childhood settings. The committee held the issues open and requested follow-up data from the departments.

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• It supplies over 22,000 jobs. How about $795 million just in boat, motor, and trailer sales alone?
• And then you need to compare that to your prey supply.
• So you look at the total production; that gives you the supply relative to the demand.
• And they make it speak to the supply side of that from the stock assessment.
• In terms of the predator demand, that's an unknown, and how it sits relative to the supply, that's an

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• That operations supplement was provided for things such as utilities, diesel, insurance, cleaning supplies
• Because it’s hard to argue that we all haven’t faced increases in insurance costs and cleaning supply
• Small increase is that 2.8% in supplies, and then you'll see acquisitions and major repairs make about
• infrastructure carried forward into 26, no longer needed for 27, $256,188 for classroom and facility supplies
• , as well as human resource system. $56,188 for classroom and facility supplies, as well as human resource

Committee: House Appropriations

Summary: The committee met on March 17 to review the FY27 budgets for the Department of Education and several special schools and commissions. Fiscal staff outlined the Department of Education’s roughly $6.4 billion budget, noting that most funding goes to the Minimum Foundation Program and subgrantee assistance. Major changes discussed included the removal of one-time teacher pay stipends, increases for the LA GATOR scholarship program, and projected adjustments in early childhood funding. Members also reviewed the constitutional amendment proposal tied to using about $2 billion to pay down teacher retirement obligations and provide future teacher pay raises. Dr. Cade Brumley testified that Louisiana’s education outcomes have improved and answered questions on math performance, charter school funding, the LA GATOR scholarship, and the special education Choice program. Members pressed the department on the sustainability and balance of funding between LA GATOR and Choice, the number of applicants and current recipients, and outreach efforts. Brumley said charter schools are funded through the MFP like other public schools, that LA GATOR currently serves about 5,500 students with applications recently reaching about 17,000, and that the Choice program serves about 500 students with a waiting list of about 700 applicants. He also said the department would implement whatever funding levels the legislature approves. The committee then heard the special schools and commissions budget, including the Special School District, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, Thrive Academy, École Pointe-au-Chien, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, and BESE. Testimony focused on facility needs, enrollment, and program outcomes. LSU? No—LSM leaders described urgent roof and ceiling repairs estimated at about $800,000, while Thrive Academy highlighted student achievement, community service requirements, and economic impact. LPB said it is facing a federal funding loss of about $2.5 million and is responding with higher Passport fees, underwriting, and private fundraising. BESE’s small staff and administrative role were also explained, with members asking about board operations and the use of statutory dedication funds.

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• We support harmonized regional standards to ensure cohesion and not chaos in the food supply.
• In the food supply, and just last month, FDA launched a comprehensive reassessment of butylated hydroxyanisole
• Without any deference to FDA's ongoing post-market assessment of existing ingredients in the food supply
• I think these are additives that merit removal from our food supply, and I would defer to the legislature
• whether or not there are other additives that you think are worth removing from West Virginia's food supply

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• school, participate in activities, and obtain transportation and service transportation, meals, and supplies
• school, participate in activities, and obtain transportation and service transportation, meals, and supplies
• 37.839><c> and</c> and s service transportation, meals, and and s service transportation, meals, and supplies
• 39.280><c> essential</c><01:01:39.680><c> if</c><01:01:39.920><c> they</c><01:01:40.079><c> are</c> supplies
• that are essential if they are supplies that are essential if they are to<01:01:40.559><c> participate

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 2185, which would add protections for sports officials. The Department of Education, the State Public Charter School Commission, the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, HSTA, HGA, school administrators, the Hawaii High School Athletic Association, the Hawaii State Basketball Officials Association, and several individuals testified in support. The Department of the Attorney General offered comments and recommended amendments, especially on the bill’s civil-action provisions and criminal language, saying the measure should be made more consistent and narrowed to clarify who is covered. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the increased criminal penalties but said its concerns were limited to that portion of the bill. The chair repeatedly noted the committee’s education-policy focus and limited discussion of legal issues. The committee then took up HB 2621 on student misconduct. The Department of Education testified and answered questions about its student discipline data, explaining that much of the information is kept in the department’s internal Infinite Campus system and is not public, but that some additional information could be added to the annual report while still protecting student privacy. Members discussed whether the department tracks incidents consistently across schools and whether more public reporting would help identify where violence or discipline issues are occurring. The department said it was not seeing an increase in suspensions in the data it had, though it acknowledged internal data showed more detail than the annual report. HB 2179, concerning DOE and e-pipes, drew comments from the Department of Education, support from the Department of Health, the Hawaii Bicycling League, and other individuals. The committee then heard HB 2534, which would recognize robotics in schools as an interscholastic sport. The Department of Education offered comments, the State Public Charter School Commission supported the bill, and multiple students and robotics participants testified in strong support, arguing that robotics provides STEM opportunities, competition, and career pathways, and that formal recognition and funding would help sustain teams and compensate mentors. No votes or final actions were taken on the bills in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Forests north of the Tehachapi Mountains provide up to 60% of the water supply.
• Forests north of the Tehachapi Mountains provide up to 60% of the water supply for California.
• Our forests provide that high-quality, sustainable timber supply, a critical resource for California,
• communities where it is, but also significantly impacts our ability to provide clear, clean, adequate supplies
• We literally lose the supply of timber because we're destroying it or severely damaging it through high-intensity

Summary: The hearing focused on California wildfire resilience, with the first panel discussing statewide funding, policy, and strategic priorities, and the second panel shifting to home hardening and defensible space. The LAO outlined the state’s wildfire risk, the large increase in resilience spending in recent years, and the fact that most funding has been one-time rather than ongoing. Testimony emphasized that wildfire risk varies greatly by region, that the state must balance response spending with prevention, and that success should be measured more carefully than by acres treated alone. Witnesses also noted the importance of local, federal, utility, and Proposition 4 funding sources, as well as the need for long-term maintenance and strategic prioritization rather than scattered projects. Cal Fire leadership and other witnesses stressed that California’s wildfire problem is not uniform: forested areas, chaparral, and wildland-urban interface communities require different strategies. In Northern California and forested watersheds, speakers emphasized fuels reduction, prescribed and cultural burning, strategic fuel breaks, watershed protection, and maintaining forest health. In Southern California, testimony focused on wind-driven fires, ember intrusion, ignition prevention along roads and power lines, and the limits of large-scale vegetation clearing. Several witnesses argued that the state should invest where it can leverage local and regional partnerships, support capacity-building programs like Regional Forest and Fire Capacity, and improve data systems to track treatment effectiveness and project outcomes. Members repeatedly pressed witnesses on how to prioritize limited funds, asking what should be done more of, less of, and first. The chair argued that protecting homes and communities through hardening and defensible space should be a major priority, especially near structures, while also acknowledging the need for broader landscape work and watershed protection. There was discussion of incentives such as insurance discounts, property tax treatment, and community certification for hardened homes, along with the need for multiple payers rather than relying on the state alone. Cal Fire reported new and expanding data tools, including treatment trackers, defensible space inspection dashboards, and a fuels treatment effectiveness program that evaluates whether nearby treatments affected wildfire behavior. No votes were taken because the hearing was informational only.

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• The response said the language was supplied by Erin KGAN from the courts, and that it is pretty consistent
• The response said the language was supplied by Erin KGAN from the courts, and that it is pretty consistent
• ><00:26:08.039><c> um</c><00:26:08.279><c> language</c><00:26:09.279><c> uh</c><00:26:09.399><c> supplied
• </c><00:26:09.919><c> by</c><00:26:10.120><c> Erin</c> that was um language uh supplied by Erin that
• was um language uh supplied by Erin KGAN<00:26:10.919><c> from</c><00:26:11.080><c> the</c><00:26:11.200

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• would give stakeholders the opportunity to expand recycling infrastructure, develop the necessary supply
• would give stakeholders the opportunity to expand recycling infrastructure, develop the necessary supply
• and those are the resources and the lakes that we value so highly, not to mention the groundwater supplies
• and those are the resources and the lakes that we value so highly, not to mention the groundwater supplies
• Rivers and lakes that people value so highly, not to protect the, uh, uh, mention the groundwater supplies

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• broker those times at inflated prices, and in the process substantially reduce the already strained supply
• incentive, the state of California risks losing a critical segment of the entertainment industry supply
• That's a supply-demand problem, I get it, and wound up going to the secondary market to be able to get
• will create additional shortages in the secondary market, which is not only competitive, it balances supply

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on youth health, sports, and entertainment access. AB 1626 would require mental health training for youth sports coaches and create a model training for recreational and club coaches; supporters said coaches are often the first adults to notice mental health struggles, and the bill passed 6-0 to the Assembly Education Committee. AB 1884, as amended, would allow school districts that already use athletic drug-testing programs to add nicotine testing, with safeguards limiting disclosure and removing earlier punitive provisions; supporters framed it as a response to youth vaping, while opponents warned it could stigmatize students, discourage participation in extracurriculars, and burden schools. The bill passed 3-2 to the Assembly Education Committee, with some members still expressing reservations but supporting it after amendments. AB 2503 addressed heat guidelines for desert school athletics, seeking flexibility in wet-bulb temperature rules so practices and games would not be pushed so heavily into evening hours. The author and a desert athletic trainer argued current standards do not reflect local acclimatization and create scheduling burdens; the bill passed 5-0 to the Assembly Education Committee. AB 1954, the PAR Act, would require third-party golf reservation platforms to have written authorization from municipal golf course operators before listing or reselling tee times, aimed at stopping inflated resale of public golf reservations. Supporters from city and golf organizations said the bill would protect affordable access to public courses; it passed 5-0 to the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. The committee also heard AB 2319, which would create a standalone California post-production tax credit to keep editorial, sound, visual effects, and finishing work in-state even when principal photography occurs elsewhere. Labor and industry witnesses said California is losing post-production jobs to other jurisdictions and urged the bill be amended to include stronger labor standards; the bill passed to the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee. Finally, AB 1720, the California Fans First Act, would cap resale prices for concert and live entertainment tickets at no more than 10% above face value, excluding sporting events and certain season-ticket arrangements. The author argued the bill would curb scalping and make live events more affordable for fans.

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• Previously, the department has experienced supply chain delays and manufacturer backlogs with regards
• So previously, the department has experienced supply chain delays and manufacturer backlogs with regards
• It's an innovative approach that uses mobile technology to provide real-time information on the drug supply
• overdose prevention, as well as providing community-level early warning about changes in the drug supply

Summary: The hearing began with an overview of the California Health and Human Services Agency, which described its 2026-27 budget, major departments, and strategic priorities, including behavioral health, housing and human services integration, children and youth, and aging/disability services. The agency also explained a technical CalHHS/CalHires budget adjustment tied to HR1 compliance and eligibility system work. No LAO concerns were raised on that item. The committee then heard from the Office of Youth and Community Restoration on its budget, its SB 823 realignment report, and related issues. OYCR said county-based realignment has generally succeeded but outcomes and readiness vary widely, and it recommended more climate surveys, youth advisory councils, stronger behavioral management, better programming, improved transition planning, and integrated longitudinal data systems. Members pressed OYCR on “net widening,” county-by-county trends, and the gap between the detailed recommendations discussed in hearing and the more general recommendations in the public report. OYCR also described problems with federal Title II grant timing and a pending $14 million administrative funding adjustment, and discussed implementation of the juvenile justice realignment block grant formula. The Ombudsperson division separately requested two new positions due to rising complaints, site visits, and records-access disputes with counties; LAO noted the proposal would create ongoing General Fund costs. Several other departments presented budget change proposals. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities requested $730,000 General Fund ongoing to cover an interagency administrative support gap with DSS; LAO had no concerns. EMSA presented its department overview, said its AB 716 ambulance-rate report has been delayed after resources were reduced, and requested funding for disaster-response vehicle replacement, IT security assessment work, and additional HR/legal staff; members questioned delays, compliance, and the ongoing General Fund impact. The Department of Community Services and Development sought reappropriation of LIWIP funds and explained a new Proposition 4 process for continuing the farmworker housing component. The Department of Rehabilitation requested authority for $60 million in additional federal funds and 54 positions to meet growing vocational rehabilitation demand, with no General Fund impact. The Department of Child Support Services presented its budget and a supplemental report on full pass-through of child support collections. Members questioned why local agency funding was being restored despite declining caseloads, and staff explained that staffing costs have risen faster than caseload declines and that additional funding is needed to maintain service levels. The supplemental report estimated full pass-through would cost about $150 million General Fund annually, or about $80 million for a state-and-county portion, with $3 million to $5 million in automation costs. Finally, the Department of Public Health gave a broad overview of its $5.1 billion budget and its State of Public Health report, highlighting improved mortality and life expectancy, declining overdose deaths and STI rates, persistent racial and regional disparities, and increasing public health emergency demands. CDPH also warned that federal funding threats and policy changes are creating major uncertainty for state and local public health systems.